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| Subject | English | Russian |
| fig.of.sp. | it boggles the mind | уму непостижимо (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| fig.of.sp. | it boggles the mind | уму непостижимо (- Вот он всегда так, – ворчливо, но не без гордости проговорила Жена. – Сколько он этих тостов знает – ну просто уму непостижимо! – "He's always like that,' said the Wife, not without a note of pride in her voice despite its peevishness, 'there's no end to the toasts he has up his sleeve – it's enough to make the mind boggle!" Taras) |
| inf. | it boggles the mind | не укладывается в голове (For the French to lecture us – it just boggles the mind! ART Vancouver) |
| ironic. | it boggles the mind that | в голове не укладывается, как это (It boggles the mind that our state-rund insurance corporation would spend our tax dollars to tell me that I am not going to get a refund. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | it just boggles the mind! | это просто уму непостижимо! (criticism ART Vancouver) |